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Noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days chronicling his near-isolation in the small cabin he built in the woods near Walden Pond on land owned by his mentor, the father of Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Immersing himself in nature and solitude, Thoreau sought to develop a greater understanding of society amidst a life of self-reliance and simplicity. Originally published in 1854, Walden remains one of the most celebrated works in American literature.

One of the most influential Roman perspectives on religion came from a nonreligious belief system that is finding new adherents even today: Stoicism. How did the Stoics think about religion? In How to Think About God, Philip Freeman presents vivid new translations of Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods and The Dream of Scipio. In these brief works, Cicero offers a Stoic view of belief, divinity, and human immortality, giving eloquent expression to the religious ideas of one of the most popular schools of Roman and Greek philosophy.

What if everything you thought you knew about yourself was an illusion? For more than twenty years, University of Chicago professor J. Eric Oliver has taught a legendary course—The Intelligible Self—that students routinely describe as life–changing. Now, in How to Know Your Self, he brings...

Principia Ethica, written in 1903, was a groundbreaking work of moral philosophy. Its author, G.E. Moore, questioned a fundamental pillar of ethics—specifically, what the definition of "good" is. As influential now as it was in its own time-period, Principia Ethica represented an advance in human thinking and is a worthy work for current and future generations to study to gain a better understanding of values and ethics.

Stoicism as a Warrior Philosophy grapples with these questions and more. Authored by a serving military professional, it breaks down the most advanced concepts of Stoicism into plain language without oversimplifying. Exhaustively researched, steeped in original sources, and informed by examples from the cutting edge of modern conflict, it builds upon ancient thinking to develop innovative theories of patriotic duty and ethical warfighting.

The most precise and authoritative translation of one of the founding works of Western culture, in an edition supported by helpful, effective notes. The Nicomachean Ethics is one of Aristotle’s most widely read and influential works. Ideas central to ethics—that happiness is the end of human...

Written by the medieval Indian Buddhist monk Shantideva, The Bodhicaryavatara is one of the most beloved and frequently taught works in Buddhism and a favorite of the Dalai Lama. An inspiring and powerful poem that uses a gripping, first-person, confessional voice, it is the most systematic work of ethical thought in the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist tradition. And its invaluable insights, exhortations, and encouragements about how we can relieve suffering by becoming more caring and compassionate are universal.

The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli is a timeless political treatise that explores the dynamics of power, leadership, and statecraft. Written in the early 16th century, this concise yet provocative work offers pragmatic advice to rulers on how to gain, maintain, and consolidate authority, often advocating for realism over idealism. Machiavelli examines historical examples and human behavior to present strategies that prioritize effectiveness over morality, making the book both influential and controversial.

In der Monographie "Friedrich Nietzsche. Ein Kämpfer gegen seine Zeit" zeigt sich Rudolf Steiner als einer der ersten, der dem Schaffen des damals...

A modern translation of the stoicism classic—a beginner-friendly companion for a living a more present, intentional, and virtuous life—one full of gratitude for who we are and who we have yet to become “Epictetus sounds like the Buddha, and Sharon Lebell’s voice makes him sound like the...

シンデレラの物語は遠い昔のものではありません。あなたも王子様に出会うチャンスは必ずあります。それには「自分の中の宝物」に気づく知恵が必要です。この本は、まだ王子様のいないあなたに贈る、最高のシンデレラ成功物語です。(C)Yosuke Shionagi

En 1571, tras sufrir un accidente montando a caballo, Michel de Montaigne abandona su posición como magistrado de Burdeos para retirarse a su castillo y empezar a escribir. Ese es el inicio, casi novelesco, de una de las obras más importantes de la cultura occidental. «No enseño ni adoctrino, lo que hago es relatar», afirma Montaigne. Y entretanto dialoga con los pensadores clásicos sobre todo tipo de cuestiones relativas a la condición humana.

What kind of people must we become for democracy to work? In a time of polarization and institutional strain, we often look to solutions in policy, leadership, or structural reform. But beneath these visible systems lies something more fundamental—the habits, capacities, and character of the citizenry itself.

Albert Bandura’s ideas about the methods people use to avoid feeling guilty about harming others have led to valuable insights about many forms of mass violence, from wartime atrocities to terrorism and genocide. Happy Meat, Humane Animal Research, and Other Myths applies these insights to another form of mass violence: the many ways people harm animals. Each of the first eight chapters discusses how people use a particular method of moral disengagement to feel better about harming animals.

The Weight of Responsibility explores one of the most overlooked forces shaping human life: responsibility. Rather than treating responsibility as a moral duty or social expectation, this book examines it as the foundation of strength, freedom, meaning, and stability. It shows how the willingness to carry responsibility influences personal decisions, relationships, long-term happiness, and the direction of one’s life. Through clear and grounded reflection, the book reveals why avoidance leads to confusion and weakness, while responsibility creates coherence, resilience, and inner power.

What does it truly mean to live a meaningful life? Rather than presenting Frankl’s ideas as abstract theory, Viktor Frankl Dictionary unfolds them as living concepts rooted in freedom, responsibility, suffering, dignity, and the irreducible human search for meaning.

There is a sign on a wall at LaGuardia Community College in Queens, mounted above a narrow shelf. The sign bears the universal symbol for Deaf access. The shelf once held a TTY, a text telephone that gave Deaf people their first access to instantaneous distance communication. The TTY is gone. The smartphone replaced it. The sign is still there, pointing to something that no longer exists. That empty shelf is the governing image of this book, because the pattern it represents is the story of every technology Western civilization has worshipped for the past century. Something arrives.

Una obra de grandes ideas en la que el filósofo alemán Hanno Sauer nos presenta una nueva historia de la humanidad siguiendo las huellas de los valores y conceptos morales universales que nos unen a todos. El Sapiens de la moralidad. Desde la evolución de la cooperación hace cinco millones...

El aclamado filósofo Michel Onfray nos presenta la historia de la evolución humana hasta lo posthumano desde el prisma del alma y cómo se ha visto transformada en esta nueva época digital. «La historia del alma es la historia de la idea que el hombre tiene de sí mismo frente a la muerte...

Adela Cortina, quien fuera galardonada con el Premio Nacional de Ensayo 2014, nos presenta Aporofobia, el rechazo al pobre, una reflexión imprescindible sobre uno de los problemas sociales y políticos más acuciantes de nuestro tiempo. Aporofobia, el neologismo que da nombre al miedo, rechazo...